INVERNESS BIKER GEAR LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC796062 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-22
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-2.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,860
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£3k
Current Assets
£39k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-2.9k |
| Current assets | £39.1k |
| Net assets | £-2.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-30➖MACKENZIE, Kevin resigneddirector
- 2025-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-11-01➕HUTCHESON, Robert Charles appointeddirector
- 2024-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs INVERNESS BIKER GEAR LTD
- 2024-01-22➕MACKAY, Fenn appointeddirector
- 2024-01-22➕TIMSON, Paul John Stanley appointeddirector
- 2024-01-22➕MACKENZIE, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2024-01-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Fenn Mackay Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/01/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Paul John Stanley Timsonceased 01/11/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Kevin Mackenzieceased 01/11/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CFUK CONCEPTS LTD→ SC496696 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ELGIN FURNITURE & CARPET CENTRE LIMITED→ SC252844 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| GALE TRADING LIMITED→ SC872202 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GARDENS AND GIFTS LIMITED→ SC834783 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| HIGHLAND HOSTS LIMITED→ SC842888 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| HUTCHISELL LTD→ SC846556 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| INVERBLOOM LIMITED→ SC150291 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| INVERNESS BATHROOMS LIMITED→ SC390534 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| INVERNESS COMPUTER CENTRE LTD.→ SC255445 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| INVERNESS FLOORING & FURNITURE LTD→ SC834193 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| INVERNESS GOLF CENTRE LIMITED→ SC187445 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Registered office
Unit 1 4 Walker Road
Inverness
Highland
IV1 1TD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
HUTCHESON, Robert Charles→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKAY, Fenn→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2024-01-22
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TIMSON, Paul John Stanley→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-01-22
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MACKENZIE, Kevin→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-01-22 · resigned 2026-03-30
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Recent filings (9 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-22